Tide, Tiger players on SEC Honor Roll

The Auburn Tigers and the Crimson Tide are both touting numbers showing their athletes on the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. The Tide had 56 athletes on the list while the Tigers had 42.

The overall leader in the SEC was South Carolina with 66 honorees, followed by Alabama and then Georgia with 51.

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The University of Alabama placed 56 student-athletes on the 2011 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the second highest total in the conference, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced Wednesday.

The Crimson Tide's total included a league-best 38 football players.

The 38 members of Alabama's 2011 National Championship football team that earned a place on the honor roll was eight more than the next closest school and included a dozen starters.

The Alabama soccer team placed 14 on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, including eight starters from the squad that advanced to the NCAA Championships last November, including senior All-SEC goalkeeper Justine Bernier. The Tide volleyball team had four players earn a place on the team, including All-SEC junior Kayla Fitterer.

A total of 42 Auburn student-athletes have been named to the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll, it was announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

The 2011-12 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2011 Spring, Summer and Fall terms. Auburn football and soccer had 16 athletes each on the SEC Academic Honor Roll with 16 each. Volleyball followed with 10.

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